LABOR MARKET ECONOMIST JOINS NATIONAL POVERTY THINK TANK Curtis Skinner’s work in urban labor market economics and national economic development will complement NCCP’s diverse research and policy portfolio

New York City, April 14, 2010 – The National
Center for Children in Poverty, a think tank based at Columbia
University’s Mailman School of Public Health, has named
Curtis Skinner, PhD, to head its Family Economic Security team.

“Dr. Skinner is a great fit for us,” says Janice L.
Cooper, PhD, NCCP’s interim director. “His background
as an economist specializing in the labor market, his interest in
immigration issues and focus on cities, as well as his teaching
experience make him exactly the person we need to lead our Family
Economic Security work, especially in these difficult economic
times when so many of America’s children and families are
struggling.”

Before joining NCCP, Dr. Skinner served as senior policy analyst
in the Office of the New York City Comptroller, where he led
analysis of the City’s workforce development policy and
programs. He is also president of Pelliparius Consulting, which
specializes in urban labor market and economic development research
and evaluation, and has spent several years in the classroom,
having taught courses in economics and social sciences at Fordham,
Cornell and New York University, as well as Adelphi and other
universities.

Dr. Skinner earned his PhD in economics from Fordham and his
bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science at
Columbia. He is a member of the American Economic Association, the
Association for Evolutionary Economics, and the Latin American
Studies Association. Included among his publication credits is
“The Changing Occupational Structure of Large Metropolitan
Areas: Implications for the High School Educated,” in the
Journal of Urban Affairs, as well as “High School Graduate
Earnings in New York City: The Effects of Skill, Gender, Race and
Ethnicity,” published in the same journal.

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The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the
nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting
the economic security, health and well-being of America’s
low-income families and children. Part of Columbia
University’s Mailman School of Public Health, NCCP uses
research to inform policy and practice with the goal of ensuring
positive outcomes for the next generation.